Man accused in April shooting extradited to Bexar County

Apparent drug deal gone bad left 2 dead in April.

Rafael Reyes Smith, 19, was in the Bexar County Jail on charges of murder, unlawfully carrying a weapon and possession of marijuana. He was arrested in Oklahoma earlier this month in connection with an April shooting that left two people dead and has been extradited to Bexar County, officials said.

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A man arrested in Oklahoma this month in connection with an April shooting that left two people dead has been extradited to Bexar County, officials said.

Rafael Reyes Smith, 19, was in Bexar County Jail on charges of murder, unlawfully carrying a weapon and possession of marijuana. Bail had not been set.

Smith was arrested in early June in southern Oklahoma in connection with the April 28 shooting at The Meadows at Bentley Drive apartments in the 8000 block of Bentley Drive, according to records. The suspected botched drug deal resulted in the deaths of Jarrel Robinson, 23, and Myles Williams, 29. A third man was shot in the thigh.

An arrest warrant affidavit says Robinson and another man drove a gray Chevrolet Malibu to the apartments about 3:30 p.m. to conduct a drug deal. Smith reportedly got into the back seat of the car and said he had only half of the money for the drugs, the affidavit says, but someone else would bring the rest. Williams then got into the car next to Smith, the affidavit says, and reportedly held a gun to the driver's head and said, “You know what the (expletive) this is.”

A struggle over the gun resulted in shots being fired, striking the front-seat passenger in the thigh. The injured man reportedly fired shots into the back seat, then ran through the complex, still shooting at the car.

The injured man was found in an apartment. Robinson was found dead in the Malibu and Williams on the sidewalk next to the car.

Several different shell casings were found in the Malibu. Police determined Robinson was shot with a 9 mm handgun, which Smith is believed to have used. Witnesses reportedly told police they saw a man, later identified as Smith, leaving the complex with two handguns, authorities said.

A warrant for Smith's arrest was issued May 5, and he was caught about a month later. Bexar County officials say he was brought back to San Antonio on Sunday.